Here comes a real circus for a five-day run at Wells Fargo Center

PHILADELPHIA -- The circus comes to town next week as "The Greatest Show On Earth with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's" pitches its tent at the Wells Fargo Center, Wednesday, Feb. 13 through Sunday, Feb. 17.

Andre McClain, ringmaster and America's favorite cowboy, takes the Ringling Bros. reins, and accompanied by his horse, Comanche, leads this year's edition, called "Built To Amaze!"

A fantastic design with more than 110 of the world's best performers representing 17 countries along with 95 exotic and domestic animals will be assembled, creating "never-before-seen heart-pounding performances," according to a prepared release.

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Ringling Bros. will introduce nine-time international award-winning comedic animal-presenting duo Alex and Irina Emelin of Russia. Also new to Ringling Bros. is the Tower Tumblers, a troupe of competitive aerial athletes from the Ukraine who launch themselves from trampolines to scale, repel and pass through a three-story-high translucent tower.

Built To Amaze!" opens with the All-Access Pre-show where everyone is invited to join the fun and meet the international cast of performers as they prepare for the show. The Ringling Girls and Barnum B-Boys encourage kids to participate in a tug-of-war and kick off what will soon become an insane battle of girl power vs. boy power.

Tickets are available at the Wells Fargo Center box office or through ComcastTIX at ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200. For more information, visit www.Ringling.com or visit us on Facebook.